Montague Communications Ltd

Lobbying Organisation Montague Communications Ltd

Date published 21 May, 2018

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2018 to 30 Apr, 2018

Specific Details Tax relief on trade union subscriptions

Intended results Restoration of tax relief on trade union subscriptions in line with tax relief afforded to members of certain professional organisations, farmers and businesses

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Pat Montague

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Fórsa Trade Union

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Nerney's Court, Dublin 1.

Main business or activity Trade union

Company website www.forsa.ie

Contact email address info@forsa.ie

Contact phone number 018171500

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails seeking meetings

Phone call (2-5)

Follow up phone calls further to emails

Meeting (2-5)

Meetings setting out the case for the restoration of tax relief on trade union subscriptions

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Gerald Nash Senator (Seanad)

Alice-Mary Higgins Senator (Seanad)

Willie Penrose TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Joan Burton TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)